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...Aspire T180 Front Panel 8 Aspire T180 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower M8 Front Panel 10 AcerPower M8 Rear Panel 12 System Peripherals 13 Acer eRecovery 15 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 17 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . ...23 Chapter2 System Utilities 24 Entering Setup 25 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Advanced BIOS...
...Aspire T180 Front Panel 8 Aspire T180 Rear Panel 9 AcerPower M8 Front Panel 10 AcerPower M8 Rear Panel 12 System Peripherals 13 Acer eRecovery 15 Acer disc-to-disc recovery 17 Hardware Specifications and Configurations 18 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . ...23 Chapter2 System Utilities 24 Entering Setup 25 Product Information 27 Standard CMOS Features 28 Advanced BIOS...
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Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus for rear I/O Standard Intel FPIO pin definition BIOS T T T T T BIOS Type : Award BIOS 4MB Flash BIOS Award PnP BIOS compatible with ALC883) Support SPDIF out/in Audio Connectors/Headers: T Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition T Microphone In T Headphone Out T CD-In LAN T T Type : Marvell ...: 4 for front daughter board, 4 for system management. Chapter 1 3 Audio T T T T T Audio Type : HD Codec Audio Channel : 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888(co-lay with SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
Provides DMI 2.0, WFM 2.0, WOL, and SM Bus for rear I/O Standard Intel FPIO pin definition BIOS T T T T T BIOS Type : Award BIOS 4MB Flash BIOS Award PnP BIOS compatible with ALC883) Support SPDIF out/in Audio Connectors/Headers: T Rear 6 jack follow HD audio definition T Microphone In T Headphone Out T CD-In LAN T T Type : Marvell ...: 4 for front daughter board, 4 for system management. Chapter 1 3 Audio T T T T T Audio Type : HD Codec Audio Channel : 7.1 channel Audio Controller /Codec : Realtek ALC888(co-lay with SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block.
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...4MB 32-pin DIP package ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support, ASD 1.03, PXE boot ROM, PCI 2.3 Yes Yes Yes NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility. Main Board Major Chips Item NorthBridge SourthBridge AGP controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD... Speed FSB Item Specification AMD AM2 processor AMD AM2 socket 940 System bus total up to 20.8GB/s 2000MT/s BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 FDD drive Support to enter...
...4MB 32-pin DIP package ACPI 2.0, APM 1.2, SMBIOS 2.3, WFM support, ASD 1.03, PXE boot ROM, PCI 2.3 Yes Yes Yes NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using the flash utility. Main Board Major Chips Item NorthBridge SourthBridge AGP controller Super I/O controller Audio controller LAN controller HDD... Speed FSB Item Specification AMD AM2 processor AMD AM2 socket 940 System bus total up to 20.8GB/s 2000MT/s BIOS Item BIOS code programmer BIOS version BIOS ROM type BIOS ROM size BIOS ROM package Support protocol Boot from CD-ROM feature Support to LS-120 FDD drive Support to enter...
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... 256MB to 1MB per core(exclusive) L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back Video Memory Item Memory size Specification 512MB > system memory >= 256MB on board VGA share 32... Slot nVidia MCP61 PCIE x16 1 Specification Chapter 1 19 Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM size up to 1GB 1GB DDR2 DRAM DDR2 667/533/400 ...
... 256MB to 1MB per core(exclusive) L2 Cache RAM speed One-half the processor core clock frequency L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back Video Memory Item Memory size Specification 512MB > system memory >= 256MB on board VGA share 32... Slot nVidia MCP61 PCIE x16 1 Specification Chapter 1 19 Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM L2 Cache RAM size up to 1GB 1GB DDR2 DRAM DDR2 667/533/400 ...
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... stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification nVidia MCP61 AC'97, ALC888 7.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo support up to 24 bit Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High...
... stereo Resolution Compatibility Music synthesizer Sampling rate MPU-401 UART support Microphone jack Headphone jack Specification nVidia MCP61 AC'97, ALC888 7.1ch Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Stereo support up to 24 bit Sound Blaster Pro/16 compatible Mixed digital and analog high performance chip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High...
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...port function control Specification ITE8726 ISA bus 1 Bi-directional SPP / ECP / EPP V1.7&V1.9 25-pin D-type female connector Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Features Specification ITE8726 ISA...~ 500 Hz:2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Power Management Devices Power Button S1 (Idle) Enabled S3 (Suspend to RAM) Enabled S4 (Suspend to DIsk) Enabled S5 (Shut Down) Disabled Chapter 1 21
...port function control Specification ITE8726 ISA bus 1 Bi-directional SPP / ECP / EPP V1.7&V1.9 25-pin D-type female connector Enable/disable by BIOS Setup Serial Port Item Serial port controller Serial port controller resident bus Number of serial port 16550 UART support Connector type Features Specification ITE8726 ISA...~ 500 Hz:2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes 5 ~500 Hz: 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Power Management Devices Power Button S1 (Idle) Enabled S3 (Suspend to RAM) Enabled S4 (Suspend to DIsk) Enabled S5 (Shut Down) Disabled Chapter 1 21
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... and you still wish to enter SETUP" appears on the screens show default values. Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will soon find the BIOS menu is found. T Press to return to move the highlight bar by pressing or then press... simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+Alt+Delete]. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: fProduct Information fStandard CMOS Features f Advanced BIOS Features fAdvanced Chipset Features f Integrated Peripherals f Power Management Setup f PnP/PCI Configurations Esc: Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup fPC Health Status Load Default Settings Set...
... and you still wish to enter SETUP" appears on the screens show default values. Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will soon find the BIOS menu is found. T Press to return to move the highlight bar by pressing or then press... simultaneously pressing [Ctrl+Alt+Delete]. The Setup Utility main menu then appears: fProduct Information fStandard CMOS Features f Advanced BIOS Features fAdvanced Chipset Features f Integrated Peripherals f Power Management Setup f PnP/PCI Configurations Esc: Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup fPC Health Status Load Default Settings Set...
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... T Load Default Settings These parameter settings can be affected. T Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. T Power Management Setup All the items of your PC. T Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. The items in the main menu are explained below...
... T Load Default Settings These parameter settings can be affected. T Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. T Power Management Setup All the items of your PC. T Advanced BIOS Features The advanced system features can be set up through this menu. The items in the main menu are explained below...
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... Setup Utility Product Information Product Name System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System Manufacture Name MB Manufacture Name System BIOS Version SMBIOS Version System BIOS ID BIOS Build Date AST180/ASE380/APM8 EM61SM/EM61PM Acer Acer 6.00 PG 2.3 R01-A0 Jul 19/2006 Item Help Menu Level f mnlk: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10...
... Setup Utility Product Information Product Name System S/N Main Board ID Main Board S/N System Manufacture Name MB Manufacture Name System BIOS Version SMBIOS Version System BIOS ID BIOS Build Date AST180/ASE380/APM8 EM61SM/EM61PM Acer Acer 6.00 PG 2.3 R01-A0 Jul 19/2006 Item Help Menu Level f mnlk: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10...
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... Disabled (Disable this item to shorten the power on testing(POST) and have your system hardware is used to enable or disable the virus Enabled warning. Advanced BIOS Features The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. ...operating smoothly. The sequence following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features f fRemovable Device Priority f Hard Disk Boot Priority f CD-ROM Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device...
... Disabled (Disable this item to shorten the power on testing(POST) and have your system hardware is used to enable or disable the virus Enabled warning. Advanced BIOS Features The following the order of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. ...operating smoothly. The sequence following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features f fRemovable Device Priority f Hard Disk Boot Priority f CD-ROM Boot Priority Virus Warning Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device...
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...display of configuration Enabled table Disabled This item enables or disables BIOS bootblock protect. Enabled Disabled Options 31 Chapter 2 Setting to Off will turn on the Off NumLock key when the system is powered on the numeric keypad. Disabled Enables or disables the display of...Disabled This item enables or disables silent boot. Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the NumLock status when the system is On powered on both the disk drive and the host computer. APIC provides symmetric multiprocessing for system, allowing support for OS 1.4 OS Select For...
...display of configuration Enabled table Disabled This item enables or disables BIOS bootblock protect. Enabled Disabled Options 31 Chapter 2 Setting to Off will turn on the Off NumLock key when the system is powered on the numeric keypad. Disabled Enables or disables the display of...Disabled This item enables or disables silent boot. Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status Sets the NumLock status when the system is On powered on both the disk drive and the host computer. APIC provides symmetric multiprocessing for system, allowing support for OS 1.4 OS Select For...
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...Chapter 2 34 Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size HT Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] [Auto] [Center] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level f mnlk: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value ... F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults Parameter Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size HT Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable Description This item enables or disables dual monitor support Enabled Disabled This item enables users to enable or disable the...
...Chapter 2 34 Phoenix-Award WorkstationBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size HT Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] [Auto] [Center] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level f mnlk: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value ... F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults Parameter Dual Monitor Support Frame Buffer Size HT Spread Spectrum SSE/SSE2 Instructions System BIOS Cacheable Description This item enables or disables dual monitor support Enabled Disabled This item enables users to enable or disable the...
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... install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in IDE interface, set this field to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of access to use an UltraDMA device. Choose Auto to IDE devices. If you install a primary and secondary add...
... install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in IDE interface, set this field to enable or disable the onboard SATA controller. Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of access to use an UltraDMA device. Choose Auto to IDE devices. If you install a primary and secondary add...
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... close Memory Resources submenu. Use the section item Reserved Memory Length to set the start address of reserved memory. This board includes a built-in the BIOS Setup is designed to overcome problems that can be able to solve the problem by some non-standard VGA cards. Enabled Disabled This item specifies...
... close Memory Resources submenu. Use the section item Reserved Memory Length to set the start address of reserved memory. This board includes a built-in the BIOS Setup is designed to overcome problems that can be able to solve the problem by some non-standard VGA cards. Enabled Disabled This item specifies...
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... item allows you want the system to send out a warning message to the PC speakers of the CPU/system fan speed by changing by the BIOS on this motherboard. Press Enter Chapter 2 42 T Vcore T Voltage Battery T CPU FAN Speed T System FAN Speed T Current System Temperature T Current CPU...enable/disable the control of when the temperature goes beyond either limit. Disabled SPU/SYS Smart Fan Function -- These fields can reach before powering down. 60oC/140oF 70oC/158oF 80oC/176oF 90oC/194oF This item lets you select the temperature at which you to set the maximum temperature...
... item allows you want the system to send out a warning message to the PC speakers of the CPU/system fan speed by changing by the BIOS on this motherboard. Press Enter Chapter 2 42 T Vcore T Voltage Battery T CPU FAN Speed T System FAN Speed T Current System Temperature T Current CPU...enable/disable the control of when the temperature goes beyond either limit. Disabled SPU/SYS Smart Fan Function -- These fields can reach before powering down. 60oC/140oF 70oC/158oF 80oC/176oF 90oC/194oF This item lets you select the temperature at which you to set the maximum temperature...
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... press when you are prompted to assist you try to abort the selection. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from "BIOS Features Setup" menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you can not modify any time you in "Security Option" of ...the screen to enter password. A message will boot and you enter BIOS Setup. If you have selected "System" in creating a password. Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at ...
... press when you are prompted to assist you try to abort the selection. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from "BIOS Features Setup" menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you can not modify any time you in "Security Option" of ...the screen to enter password. A message will boot and you enter BIOS Setup. If you have selected "System" in creating a password. Set Supervisor/User Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at ...
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Load Default Settings Selecting the field loads the factory defaults for a specific option, select and display that lets you only want to install setup defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically. detects. If you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. THis option opens a dialog box that option, and then press. Chapter 2 44 Press and then to not install the defaults. Press and then to install the defaults.
Load Default Settings Selecting the field loads the factory defaults for a specific option, select and display that lets you only want to install setup defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically. detects. If you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility. THis option opens a dialog box that option, and then press. Chapter 2 44 Press and then to not install the defaults. Press and then to install the defaults.
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Checking Jumper Settings Jumper CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting(Default) 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system 3-pin BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS 1 1 BIOS_WP 71 Chapter 5
Checking Jumper Settings Jumper CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting(Default) 1-2 : Clear 2-3 : Normal Before clearing the CMOS,make sure to turn off the system 3-pin BIOS PROTECT Open: Write Enable Short: Write Disable Illustration Clear CMOS 1 1 BIOS_WP 71 Chapter 5